In March of 2019, Chris's brother Dom and my friend Dani co-conspired to introduce Chris and I while they were both in town for St. Patrick's Day celebrations. Dani did her best to keep up with where the boys were, but by the time we got to the bar they told us to meet at, they were already gone. A few months later, I decided I was going to give it a go and I messaged Chris on Facebook. What felt like weeks later (but what was probably only one) , Chris responded to my message. This was after Dani and Sonny had to give Chris a friendly nudge. On July 14th we had our first date! In June of 2021, Chris and I were gearing up for a very busy Summer of weddings for some of our favorite people. We had a free weekend and on the 12th planned to have a beach day. Chris put on a sweater and work pants, which I promptly told him to change out of (beach day remember?). We walked for a few miles and after changing spots a few times due to Chris attempting to have us sit in weeds- we settled on weeds. I had just applied sunscreen and put a hat on when Chris asks "what would happen to my hair if I took my hat off?" (Shoutout to our hidden photographer and my MOH). I looked at him like he was crazy and he proceeds to take the hat off of me. He then proceeded to tell me that the spot we were in was the infamous "secret spot" that he and his brother Dom had found a few years back. Chris always knew that he wanted to propose here, and on two knees he did! I was beyond surprised and continued to be throughout the day as our family and friends showed up to celebrate with us. 6.12.2021 can only be topped by 8.5.2022!